Selena Gomez has once again shut down body shamers on social media, and while doing so, she revealed another health condition.
The “Only Murders in the Building” star and Rare Beauty cosmetics founder slammed speculation about her weight on TikTok and revealed she lives with an overgrowth of bacteria in her small intestine. She shared her revelation days after hitting the red carpet last week for the premiere of her film “Emilia Pérez” at the French American Film Festival in Hollywood.
At the Oct. 29 event, the Emmy-nominated “Wizards of Waverly Place” alum posed in a body-hugging black dress. In a since-deleted post, TikTok users allegedly observed Gomez posing with her hands on her stomach, claiming she was hiding her body, according to TMZ. Gomez, who had previously addressed body shamers on social media, responded to the video: “This makes me sick.”
Gomez, 32, responded with the revelation that she has SIBO, according to multiple screenshots shared on social media. “This explodes. I don't care not to look sick [sic] figure. I don't have that body. End of story.”
She added: “No, I am NOT a victim. “I’m just human.”
The Mayo Clinic says SIBO occurs when the small intestine experiences an “abnormal increase in the overall bacterial population,” particularly types of bacteria not commonly found in that part of the body. SIBO, also known as blind loop syndrome, commonly occurs “when a circumstance, such as surgery or illness, slows the passage of food and waste products through the digestive tract.” The former Disney Channel child star revealed in 2017 that she had undergone a kidney transplant due to lupus nephritis, where the autoimmune disease lupus causes a person's kidneys to fail.
Symptoms of SIBO include bloating, abdominal pain, and nausea.
Gomez has long been public about her physical and mental health conditions, including her battle with lupus and her experiences with bipolar disorder, anxiety and depression. In September, Gómez revealed that she cannot have a child due to her numerous health problems and will likely turn to surrogacy or adoption when she decides to start a family.
“That was something I had to regret for a while,” he told Vanity Fair in an interview published two months ago.
In February 2023, Gomez also publicly addressed her weight and body shamers. He said during a TikTok live that the medications he takes to control his lupus make him retain fluids. “It is not a model. It never will be,” she said at the time before reminding her followers of her own beauty.
“I just want people to know that you are beautiful and wonderful and yes, we have days where maybe we feel like shit, but I would rather be healthy and take care of myself,” Gomez said at the time. , and added “my medications are important and I think they help me.”
